Theme

A good story usually has a theme or lesson learned. The theme doesn't tell who did what, instead the theme connects the story to all people. We have been reading books in Reader's Workshop and deciding what the theme or lesson learned is by thinking about the main character and watching his or her actions in the story. Check out some of the books we read and the lesson we learned from the story.
Verdi by Janell Cannon- The lesson learned is "It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, what really counts is on the inside." Eryka, Aden, and Gerniah
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon- The lesson learned is "It is okay to be different." Natalie D., Sabrina, and Valeria
Otis by Loren Long- The lesson learned is "Old things are sometimes better than new things." Amanda T., Adrain, and Natalia
Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski- The lesson learned is "Be yourself." Isaiah

Poetry

In Writer's Workshop, our class is learning about poetry. We have learned some different styles of poetry. Here are some examples from our class.

Acrositc-In acrostic poems, the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word. The word is often the subject of the poem.
Kind
Intelligent
Remarkable
Super
Talented
Excellent
Not mean
by: Giuseppe
Alphabet Poem-Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order.
A giant gust of wind
Blew straight into Tommy's face. "It's
Cold," his friend
Daniel said.
"Eeeek!" Daniel's sister screamed.
Falling snow. We better get inside!!
by: Eryka
Autobiographical Poem-A poem about yourself
Amanda
Fashionista, friend, model
Sister of Ally
Who loves school, family, and CUPCAKES
Who feels happy about LIFE
Who needs friends, family and teachers
Who gives kindness, talent and warmth
Who fears toy helicopters, spiders (big) and basements
Who wants to meet Justin Beiber
Who dreams of being a celebrity
Who is a student of Mrs. Shaffer, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Rossignol's class
Mandy
by: Amanda G.
Cinquain-Poem with 5 lines
Dog
beautiful, cute
runs, eats, sleeps
I love my Rosey
Puppy
by: Bethann

We are enjoying learning about poetry and can't wait to learn more and write more poems!!